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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22
NEW YoRS tbs SrArE-CLEvglANp rHE
NAN,

The theory, 81 spilled by the founders
of ons peculiarly happy form OF govern
ment, WAS ihs' of the people ruling them
selves, Or in other words, ot the people
declaring, IN the inssses, Of the general
gooi, What rights eScA, IS individuals,
should resign, So that oars is essentially
sSovernmsnt Of, tov Sni by the people
and the people IS = whole, not the people
of any particular section, railing the res;
OF the nation. For this reason IS well IS
for the iora self pride Of different
states Sni sections ot the Soun,ry, there
hiss grown up Snd Row exists s spigi; call,
ing for $ division OF those ofScss % trust
SEi honor, granted sni established under
the parvisv OF the laws SGi uSSSsS OF the
government, The president Sni members
ot the cabinet, the supreme judges and
other oSsiGls must, in rotation, Noycs
from different states sud sections; Sni tor
tins ss&sOG New York, having, bsc2uSs ot
her gvSS;vsSlth, population ana iE5,sGce.
obtained very @Sry governmental o5s>sS,
has oou,e IN tos lArSe $lies Ct SIS pjS,oGs
isSloGsy fr0n her s'StSs st&gss ski ,hcss
in other ,hSa Ass section q the ucioc,
This Is especially 5s5 ~ Ns~ No-S.
when The democrats par,y Il.
eoOSiGs-Sd. In iSeis qusrtsr century exc
frosp power, 'Ae 5sG,oe-s,s, ->,,Sus-s-,
taSt cpco New Nosk's lzrse e.sc.o-sl vo.s
hUrS IS spoa p.vSt, t1s,s ,.S-ce CO.,
restoration 10 pows, and sos ooa.ro, Of
tie sGSiss OF the nation. catered to se4,
states pride ana Slwsys rIsss6 o.s ~
her sous on tae press- entail ti,ks;. Upoz
this pOliSy they So lAss gained S=cosss
with she nSue OF the SovszHOg q Nsw
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

TN atmosphere around the insane
asylum is not yet of that purity and
clearress akin to the brscipg sir of noun
tsin regions. What between designations
OF members OF the board of managers
snd rumors Of continuing internal strife,
there vet msy be music in the air.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22
county, made his final settlement with the
comptroller yesterday.

comptroller yesterday.
From Saturdays Daily.l
Cass county shows up with an increase
of $133,330 on her assessment rolls.
The comptroller has warm stick In
store for certain attached witnesses &c
counts that have been sent in. He yes
terday addressed very pointed letter to
the district clerk of one county, asking
him to explain certain matters in connec-
ton with his account for attached wit
nesses.
Chartered: The Greenville Co-opera-
tive association; capital, $4,000.
The comptroller's deposits yesterday
were $2S,000 mostly for revenue.S There
was also purchased $1,000 of Comal county
bridge bUnds for the permanent school
fund.
R. S. Fly, collector of La Sale county,
made his settlement yesterday.
From Tuesdays Daily
Treasury receipts yesterday were about
$4,000; disbursements, $4,000.
The assessment rolls of Houston county
show an increase of $65,475; of Navarro
county, $1,OS9,362. Navarro comes Sec
ond to McLennan in the list of increases.
Shal pCICb JOcVSiupS' NV 1OAoo Al C-
sian Well company, of Houston.
From Wednesdays Dsily.l
Messrs. Ferg. Kyle, E. A. Mcdonald and
W. NJ. Mathews, trustees of the state re-
formatory, were at the capital yesterday.
They held several consultations with the
governor and discussed matters that were
brought before them looking to the COM
mencement of operations in the cree
ton of the building. 1t is too early
yet to venture an expression whether
brick from the Rusk penitentiary, or white
limestone,will be used in the construction.
TT. Epperson, collector of Polk county,
settled yesterday.
The tax rolls of San Jacinto county, re-
ceived yesterday, show an increase of
S15S,31O.
Cameron county redeemed $1,000 of her
school bonds yesterday.
Chartered: The Alliance Cooperative
Mercantile association, of Center, Shelby
county. Capital stock, 100000.
Stop spending money for inefficient
remedies, TRY PONDS EXTRACT
for any Inflammation or pain. Insist on
having Ponds Extract.
There has not been any rain yet of any
consequence at Salado. Stock water is
scarce and no prospect of rain.
One
JAQUA d Co.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

One of the Boston Budgets droll small
boys was making life a burden to the
quieter portion of the family. keep
quiet, child, and don't be so boisterous,
called the mother inpatiently. well, |
don't want to be girl steroUs,r came the
prompt retort, and the mother wonders
what she has done to merit the sad visi-
tation of being the parent of punster.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

Whatever name or designation is given
to Fever and Ague, or other intermittant
diseases, it is safe to say that Malaria or a
disordered state of the Liver is at fault.
Eliminate the impurities from the system
and sure and prompt cure is the imme-
date result. Prickly Ash Bitters is the
safest and most effective remedy for all
hillary troubles, kidney diseases, and like
complaints that has ever been brought be-
fore the public. A trial is its best recon-
mepdation,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22
THE PISTOL LAW

This, one of the most prominent enact
ments OF the paternal Twentieth, has now
been in operation nearly three months.
Practically, what effect has It hady Any
body looking over the special dspatch hes
in the STATESMAN for the last two months,
will be forced to confess that since the
passage OF the law there has been more
deadly work done by the pistol in this
state than for the three months proceed.
ing its enactment, Some of the killings
latterly have been of the most brutal and
cravenly type, about such rs towards can
perpe;rate upon unsrmed victims trust.
ing to the protection of the law, which,
alas neither defends them living nor
svenges them in their graves.
There is no doubt the U,opiau-
lists of the Twentieth were moved
by good intentions, rs psteruslists usu,
ally are. But, 50 tst as indicated by she
operation OF the new pistol jail law, they
might IS well have leSislsted for the sup.
preston Of nihilism in Russia IS 10 at
tempt that OF crime in Texas by EN-
bsrsoing the hip'pocke'. The truth is
the only way to proven; the work OF the
pistol is TO hang those who use, no, Jail
those who eSrry them. Forty OF Atty e1.
ecu,ions on the gsllows every yssr, ont OF
the hundreds Of murders annually com
mittei in the State, would do more &c
Danish this class of crime than sill III,
pistol laws the pS,egnSliSts cSn oriSinst,
ar mass
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

A MANIA for duels sppesrs 70 hsve taken
hold Of leading Mexicsns. The fight be-
tween Generals Nsrsuio and Prsdillo is
announced for to-day. II IS TO be to the
death. Two newspaper men sre also 70
fight, and S couple 0; sword iusls hsve
taken plsee in the LAST few days. Looks
sulphurouS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

You have to work pretty hard" said a
sympathetic passenger TO a Broadway
street car conductor. Yes replied the
conductor, as he rang the bell twice for
three fares and looked four ways at once
for a spotter, and it's the worst kind of
work" "How's that" Its brain work"
New York Sun.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

WHEN Mexicans have cause TO fight q
duel, they fight to kill. They do not be-
heye in Mark Twain's French style of toy
pistols using cartridges, several of which
are comfortably rolled up in postage
stamp. For true grit, the Mexican tips
the dueliug balance.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

Tbs Massachusetts democratic platform,
put forth yesterday, is sound as dollar
on the tariff. 1t doesn't advocate free
trsde-which nobody expects till the ma
tionsl debts psid-but it does declare for a
tariff for revenue only, or words TO tina:
effect
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

The murderer Of the voolfolk family,
in Georgia. whose similarity 10 the Austin
women murders hiss been noticed, has been
found, He i negro who hsi been con-
yic;si snd sent - the chain gang on tbs
testimony Of the voolfolk family, whom
he murdered tov revenge, Thomss Wool
fox. wao MSS been II Jail or suspicion OF
the murder, VIII b released.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

When taken with cramps in the stom-
sch,relief may be found at once by the use
of Fred Browns Jamaica Ginger.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

A splendid rain, extending over large
portion of the country, fell Thursday at
Victoria.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

No remedy equals Salvation Oil for cure
of bruises, cuts, burns, frostbites, and
chilblains.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

Cotton is coming into Iedbetter freely,
Weather dry and warm.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

THz For; Worth GRrs;ts thinks svsry
ci;i-s1 Q; Austin should b elected from
s:Sts I-S;i;ut,o-s- On ;1s same line u
rs&soricS ~ nigh: $50 The Gzzs-rs should
discharge sill Is skilled printers sid
sSi,ors bscs-ss s1sy are citizens Q: Fort
Worth. a25 ;1s- bsc2-ss :5zy 1sPPsr -
live Sc ne Fort. -asv z-s therefore -hzz-
-zc,ss.~ - tss G2s-s.-s terms f..
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22
From Thursdays Daily.

Chartered yesterday: The Fannin Coun-
ty Alliance Agricultural association, of
Bonham; capital, $4,000. The Milano
| Cooperative association; capital, $4,000.
The blackberry Alliance Ginning COM
| pany, of Grayson county; capital, $4,000.
Assessment rolls received yesterday
show an increase of $S3,S20 in Crosby
county, and a decrease in Arkansas, of
$104,315, and In Baylor and attached
counties, of S505,567.
Ell Paso county redeemed, yesterday,
I $13, 500 of her court house bonds.
The increase in the state assessment to
date runs to about S13,0OO,OeO, and there
is fair prospect that it will crawl S7,OOO,-
600 higher.
As an illustration of the fact that the
financial affairs of the state are a pretty
good long way from being bad, the fol-
| lowing data may be given: The total
S4,237,7SO. OF this amount S2,O4S, 800 is
held by the permanent school fund, 1854
100 by the permanent University fund,
S2O9,OOO by the A. and NJ. college fund,
SS2,100 by the Lunatic asylum fund, $780,
400 by the Blind asylum fund, and S37 800
by the Deaf and Dumb asylum fund,
making a total of s2,9g, 800 of the
bonded debt held by the state her
self, and leaving only S1,245,S30
held by outside parties. And to pay
| of this debt there is as much land set
| apart as would make one or two good
sized eastern states.
Commissioner Hall reports al active
demand for the purchase of land under
the new law.
The governor is in receipt of q report
! from the agent of the board of directors
| of the Prairie View Normal institute. in
which he SAYS: The school opened on
! Monday with g. students present-15
| girls and 81 boys. The principal, S. c..
Anderson. and q full corps of teachers
were present. Che school, under Mr.. An
derson's supervision, has grown very
rapidly in the esteem of the colored peo-
pie within the last year, and. from present
/ information. this will be one OF the most
prosperous sessions ever held. The grade
! of examination is higher this year than
any heretofore, ard large proportion Of
applicants passed successfully"
The regular scholastic session OF the
desf ar i dumb institute opened Monday
with III pupils. as against % 81 the open
I ing last year.
/ The sttorney general has given the CON-
missioner Of the land Office an official
I opinion :hs: :hs school lands in Gree,
/ county are subjec: 20 classification and
I sale, and that the public domain Is sub
I iec. % lease. No allusion Is made to the
question OF dispute CT ownership in the
eo1rty.
E-o= E-:1sy's Daily
. Chartered yesterday: The Anderson
Cclrty Farmers Alliance Co-oparativs
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

the just sentence passed upon the notori-
Gus seven is strictly carried out, and the
whole matter peacefully ended.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22
ron Ess7E pxl7

Chartered yesterday: The Anderson
Coarty Farmers Alliance Cooperative
association, OF Palestine; capital. $1,000
Ias governor yesterday appointed S.
members OF he nsS commission .: az.
reals The following named gentlemen
Hon. Walter Acks-, C Lz-pzsss: Hor
". {. Co..s-i. Of F-Ark.i-. ana Hon.
Richard Mathis, Of Sherman. They arg
81 good -s-, skilled II ne '-E. ari TWO
s. -sss-, have hid experience on -a-
5e-ca. Judge CcLa-l = -- g-=s5a. district
--i-s e.. the N--s- l-srr:c-, and his PRO
notion ct coarse created 6 vlcscc-, % IL
v---l the governor yesterday appo-r-si
S--. 7. y. Henderson. Of B--r-s c----y
- district Judge
Receipts b. the treasurer were 7=,7
--l- yesterday.
T-zls--s- L-tto-z -s----t5 l1st 90
from rs vis.; 20 Lz1rsszs.
A. A. TCcss-, collector Cf Haskell
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

There has not been any rain yet of any
consequence at Salado. Stock water is
scarce and no prospect of rain.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

Stop spending money for inefficient
remedies, TRY PONDS EXTRACT
for any Inflammation or pain. Insist on
having Ponds Extract.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-22

One
Car
Seed
Rye
JAQUA j. Co.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-28
THE Religion Of Chinames,.

The people Of this state, if called
upon to express an opinion, would say,
we think, that the only god the Chi
nese really worship is the devil, and that
they are really earnest and sincere in
their devotion to him. 1t Is certain that
their so-called religious ceremonies,
which We witness here, are, for the most
part, intended TO propltiate some kind
III q demon and to ward Of evil. Sacrf-
fees are offered, not to gain favor with
q bene6cient diety, but to please and
nolify some evil spirit whose powers Of
mischief are enormous, and whose wrath
must be appeased BY offerings Of pigs
and chickens and his nostTiis tickled
with the odor Of tare-crackers. This il
tho kind Of religious observance to
which we are accustomed among tho
Chinese, and the only religion they pos
sess, so far ID can be- ascerta:aed.-san
Francisco Chronicle.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-28
The PersiGss A9steLoDe,

The Persian antelope seems 30 be q
duplicate Of his distinguished American
relative in q general all-round scnse; he
il, If anything. ever moro nimble footed
than the spring hecled habitue Of the
west, possesses the same characteristic
jerky jump, and hoists the same con
spieuo.s white signal Of retreat. He ii
q decidedly simmer built quadruped,
however, than tho American antelope;
the body is Of the same square build,
but u sadly lacking in plumpness. and be
seems to be an altogether lankier and
less well-f1aTored animal. For this con-
stitutional difference he Is probably
indebted 10 the barren and inh6spitablc
character of the country over which be
roans. as compared with the splendid
feeding grounds Of tho far west. The
Persians sometimes hunt the antelope on
horseback, with falcons and greyhoands;
the falcons are taught to fy in advance
and attack the fleeing antelope about the
head, and % confuse them and -retard
their progress IN the interests of the
hounds and horsemen. oating.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-28
THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Insrowing oenai

For that very painful affection. in.
growing t%oenail, the simplest measure OF
of relief which has been advocated is the
application of tannin. One who has had
many years. experience with it uses a
concentrated solution Gan n of per-
fectly fresh talnic acid dissolved with
six drachms of pure water, with gentle
heat, and has the soft parts around the
nail painted twice u day. Two cases re.
Gently had no pain or lameness after the
first application, and went about theiI
work Immediately, which they could not
do before. After about three weeks OF
this treatment the nail had grown to its
proper length AMI breadth, and the cure
was complete. No other treatment Of
any kind was used, though formerly he
introduced lint under the ingrowing edge
in such cases.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-28
PinsE Marshes.

There is in Russia o district as large as
Ireland, known by the above title, and
wholly impossible from the size and
and number of its morasses, in addition
to which, it is covered with an impene-
trable forest of underg. owth and tangled
jungle, and consequently was utterly
useless. To make this vast extent of
land available for the purposes Of pas
turagc and agriculture, all that was re-
quired, apparently, was a thorough sys-
tenn of draining and clearing, as the land
itself, as land, was found good for the
proposed purposes. Accordingly, the
Russian government has gone to work
with a will, and is now, and has been
for some time past, energetically en-
gagged in both these useful and import
ant operations, and. the work has been
crowned with marked success. At
present, A., 900, 900 of acres have been
reclaimed; and during next year, it is
proposed that 800, 600 more shall be
taken in hand by means of 100 miles
Of canals and dikes. II is further re-
ported that upward of 900, 900 acres of
once useless bog are now good meadow
land, whilst 20, 900, 600 acres of impene-
,trable jungle have been brought into
cultivation. In addition to all this, the
engineers have built 179 bridges, eunk
577 wells and surveyed and mapped TO-
900 square miles OF land. If such a
scheme as this can be SO successfully
carried u by Russia, why should not
some such plan be tried in Ireland A
scientific contemporary, referring to this
question, says: "The amount of bog in
Ireland would, of course; be child's-
play to the Pinsk marshes, for somehow
we are always confronted with bog as
the chief source of Irish difficulties. If
its humiliation will pay so we'll in
Russia it ought to do 50 equally in Ire
land; nor should we forget that an un-
dertaking of such magnitude would
bring immediate and constant work from
the very outset to half the able bodied
population Of the country The sug-
is worth the serious attention of
all interested in the question Of the
prosperity Of Ireland and the profitable
employment Of her working population.
--[Chambers's Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-28
The Conscience.

The conscience can be dulled in one
direction by neglect, even while it is
quickened IN another by exercise, and it
is too often the case that persons think
themselves bound to pursue a certain
course while they entirely forget that
they are first of all bound to discover, to
the best Of their ability, whether that
course is the right and the true n To
cultivate the reason, to strengthen the
Judgment, to probe conclusions, to ex
anime opinions, are obligations which q
sensitive conscience should press with as
much urgency as to act up to these con
illusions when intelligently formed.
-[Philadelphia Ledger.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-28
n Little One,s Reasonf,,o.

A dear little ono pushed a clair in
front Of the mirror as soon as she had
finished saying her prayers and, climb
ing up on il, began to brush her ha:r
vigorously. Why, Annie" said the
surprised mother, .'Why do you brush
your haira Don't you know that you
will muss it again as soon as you put
your head on the pillow. And, besides,
you are keeping mamma waiting.
mamma Allen" said Annie, facing
around with.brightening eyes, didn't /
DIES pray If I should die before I wake,
md wouldn't I want to walk into Heaven
with my hair I'll brashsdi'-INsw York
Tsibunss
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-28
Increase OF Sound Echoes.

Sound is much increased by the echoes
in a closed vault. In a cave of the
Pantheon, the guide by striking the flap
OF his great-coat makes a noise like the
report of q cannon. The same phenom-
enon is found in the Mammoth cave of
Kentucky. In thecave Of Smcllin. near
Viborg, in Finland, by throwing in a
live animal terrible noises are heard.
Piiny tells of a similar cave in Dalmatia
where the falling of a stone raised a per
feet storm. Fingal's cave, in the island
OF Staffa, presents another remarkable
phenomenon. The end of this ave ia
dark and gloomy, and may be compared
to the channel of the church. while the
basalt;c columns may be likened 10 the
organ pipes. At the extremity of the
sglotto, and near the level Of the water.
is a small opening whence com har
monious sounds which are produced by
the sea rising and falling.-Nature.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-28
A Strange Race.

Prof. Miguel Marazta, says Nature,
has made what seems a curious anthropo-
logical discovery in the Valley of the
Rebas (Gerona), at the end of the Eastern
Pyrcnees. There exists in this district
a somewhat numerous group of people,
who are called Nanos (dwarfs) by the
other Inhabitants, and as a matter Of
fact, are not more than four feet in
height. Their bodies are fairly we'll
built, hands and feet small, shoulders
and hips broad, making them appear
more robust than they really are. Their
features are SO peculiar that there is no
installing them among others. All have
red hair; the face is as broad as long,
with high cheek-bones, stronghold
veloped jaws and fat nose. The eyes
are not horizontal, but somewhat oblique,
like those of Tartars and Chinese. A
few struggling, weak hairs are found in
place of beard. The skin is pale and
iabby. Though the mouth is large, the
lips do not quite cover the large pro-
iecting incisors. The Nanos, who are
the butt of the other inhabitants, live
entirely by themselves in Rebas. They
i%ntermarry only among themselves, so
that their peculiarities continue to be
reproduced. Entirely without educa-
ton, and without any chance of improv-
ing their condition, they lead the life of
pariahs. They know their W names,
but rarely remember those of their
parents; can hardly tell where they live,
and have no idea of numbers.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-05-28
"INe Skin OF Ma Teeth

L may be interesting to note that this
expression, which BY many is regarded
vulgar sang, has really the high CLASH
cal authority Of the Bible. It Is Job
Ok, 300 who exclaims, in his anguish:
aI am escaped with tho skin of nv
teeth Some common sayinge, such as
God tempers the wind to the shorn
lamb, pouring oil on the troubled
waters '.'The war horse scents the battle
from afar, etc, are supposed to be Id
the Bible, though not 50. But there are
not many who, in using the expression
IF hanging on or being saved BIZ the.
skin d their teeth" know shc high
authority for iss nss. -Nosas aud
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